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Journal Article
Author(s):
Guo, Tengfei; Brendel, Matthias; Grimmer, Timo; Rominger, Axel; Yakushev, Igor
Title:
Predicting Regional Pattern of Longitudinal ?-Amyloid Accumulation by Baseline PET.
Abstract:
Knowledge about spatial and temporal patterns of ?-amyloid (A?) accumulation is essential for understanding Alzheimer disease (AD) and for design of antiamyloid drug trials. Here, we tested whether the regional pattern of longitudinal A? accumulation can be predicted by baseline amyloid PET. Methods: Baseline and 2-y follow-up (18)F-florbetapir PET data from 58 patients with incipient and manifest dementia due to AD were analyzed. With the determination of how fast amyloid deposits in a given region relative to the whole-brain gray matter, a pseudotemporal accumulation rate for each region was calculated. The actual accumulation rate of (18)F-florbetapir was calculated from follow-up data. Results: Pseudotemporal measurements from baseline PET data explained 87% (P < 0.001) of the variance in longitudinal accumulation rate across 62 regions. The method accurately predicted the top 10 fast and slow accumulating regions. Conclusion: Pseudotemporal analysis of baseline PET images is capable of predicting the regional pattern of longitudinal A? accumulation in AD at a group level. This approach may be useful in exploring spatial patterns of A? accumulation in other amyloid-associated disorders such as Lewy body disease and atypical forms of AD. In addition, the method allows identification of brain regions with a high accumulation rate of A?, which are of particular interest for antiamyloid clinical trials.
Journal title abbreviation:
J Nucl Med
Year:
2017
Journal volume:
58
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
639-645
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.2967/jnumed.116.176115
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27754901
Print-ISSN:
0161-5505
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin; Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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